Would you join a NEW Pool Organization if A POLL

Does my idea sound about New & Better Pool Organization Sound

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PoolSleuth

PoolSleuth

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I was quit surprised when in Las Vegas that the entire Big Pool Room & Smaller Rooms was not plastered with Corporate Sponsor like Beer Companies, Tobacco Companies, Vehicle Companies, and other Consumer Type Product that we all purchase, weekly, monthly, or ever couple of years.

I think the BCA is missing tapping a potential source of Advertising/Sponsorship Dollars that could be partially paid back to competitors in event like the Eight Ball Tournament in Las Vegas.

Maybe the time has come for someone or some group of people to start a New & Better Pool Organization for the Amateur & Pro Players that have some vision for the long term future of Pool.

Possible modeled after the PGA (Professional Golf Association) that seems to know how to tap the wealth of Corporate America.

One of the thing this New Pool organization could do to change the some what tarnished image of Pool would be to establish a “POOL School” (to certify competitors) similar to what the PGA's Pro School, has where potential members could attend a Mini Pool School.
Where Player must pass a Mini Written Test on the Rules of the Game, Etiquette, and the ability to make a Few Basic Shots. If Successfully Completed you got your Pool School Card after paying say a $25.00/Year Membership.

The Cost for the Pool School would be minimal, and location could and would be almost anywhere there was a Certified Pool Instructor. Say s 6 hours school, and a minimal cost of $25.00 to attend.

Last requirement would be for a Simple Dress Code when competing to improve the games image.

Men: Long Pants, or Jeans without Holes, Long or Short Sleeved Shirt with Collar

Women: Knee Length Skirts, or Long Pants, or Jeans without Holes, Long or Short Sleeved Shirt with Collar

Think this New Organization with a few simple thing like the Pool Certification School, and a Dress Code for Competitors could as I said give Pool’s Image a change, plus in the long run attract many Large Corporate Sponsor who products we all buy already.

I need only look at NASCAR 30 years ago , and today to see how Corporate America has jumped upon NASCAR Bandwagon.

Think there are just as Many Pool Players in the U.S. as NASCAR Fans...
 
PoolSleuth wrote:
> I was quit surprised when in Las Vegas that the entire Big Pool
> Room & Smaller Rooms was not plastered with Corporate Sponsor [...]


If a proposal, such as this one, would contain less incoherent sentences and grammatical errors, it might appear professional enough to attract some of those "Corporate Sponsors". Just a thought.

-- peer
 
Peer said:
PoolSleuth wrote:
> I was quit surprised when in Las Vegas that the entire Big Pool
> Room & Smaller Rooms was not plastered with Corporate Sponsor [...]


If a proposal, such as this one, would contain less incoherent sentences and grammatical errors, it might appear professional enough to attract some of those "Corporate Sponsors". Just a thought.

-- peer
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Whether or not someone is an English major should not detract from the content of the message.

I for one DO NOT think we need another organization for billiards.

Perhaps the existing leagues have thought of this and there are quite a few drawbacks.

In todays "sensitive" climate, getting beer and tobacco sponsorships could possibly alienate groups of people.

In addition there was a "Camel" 9 Ball Tour. I have a Camel Joe Cool Biiliard shirt with the APA logo on the sleeve, and my wife got me a Viper Cue through redeeming Marlboro coupons. I think part of the governments case against tobacco firms included how they advertise and what they sponsor since all this merchandise is going away this year.

To sum it up....there are more than enough leagues already.
 
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I do not like the idea of being advertised to, being made an object for advertising, or any other kind of situation where joining a pool league of some sort turns me into a who_e for an advertizing company.

It seems to me that any of the leagues around here do just fine on thier own with out corporate sponsership.

JMO
 
Peer said:
PoolSleuth wrote:
> I was quit surprised when in Las Vegas that the entire Big Pool
> Room & Smaller Rooms was not plastered with Corporate Sponsor [...]


If a proposal, such as this one, would contain less incoherent sentences and grammatical errors, it might appear professional enough to attract some of those "Corporate Sponsors". Just a thought.

-- peer
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Pardon but English was a Second Launguage for me....:rolleyes:
 
Pool will never have the image that golf has, historically golf has been a upscale sport and pool a back alley money game.
I do think that in time pool will be more like bowling when it comes to sponsors and how it is perceived by the public. But i dont think it will ever be like golf.

But i might be wrong, it has happened before.
:D
 
ATH said:
Pool will never have the image that golf has, historically golf has been a upscale sport and pool a back alley money game.
I do think that in time pool will be more like bowling when it comes to sponsors and how it is perceived by the public. But i dont think it will ever be like golf.


:D
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U could be right...:)
 
PoolSleuth said:
I was quit surprised when in Las Vegas that the entire Big Pool Room & Smaller Rooms was not plastered with Corporate Sponsor like Beer Companies, Tobacco Companies, Vehicle Companies, and other Consumer Type Product that we all purchase, weekly, monthly, or ever couple of years.

I think the BCA is missing tapping a potential source of Advertising/Sponsorship Dollars that could be partially paid back to competitors in event like the Eight Ball Tournament in Las Vegas.

Maybe the time has come for someone or some group of people to start a New & Better Pool Organization for the Amateur & Pro Players that have some vision for the long term future of Pool.

Possible modeled after the PGA (Professional Golf Association) that seems to know how to tap the wealth of Corporate America.

One of the thing this New Pool organization could do to change the some what tarnished image of Pool would be to establish a “POOL School” (to certify competitors) similar to what the PGA's Pro School, has where potential members could attend a Mini Pool School.
Where Player must pass a Mini Written Test on the Rules of the Game, Etiquette, and the ability to make a Few Basic Shots. If Successfully Completed you got your Pool School Card after paying say a $25.00/Year Membership.

The Cost for the Pool School would be minimal, and location could and would be almost anywhere there was a Certified Pool Instructor. Say s 6 hours school, and a minimal cost of $25.00 to attend.

Last requirement would be for a Simple Dress Code when competing to improve the games image.

Men: Long Pants, or Jeans without Holes, Long or Short Sleeved Shirt with Collar

Women: Knee Length Skirts, or Long Pants, or Jeans without Holes, Long or Short Sleeved Shirt with Collar

Think this New Organization with a few simple thing like the Pool Certification School, and a Dress Code for Competitors could as I said give Pool’s Image a change, plus in the long run attract many Large Corporate Sponsor who products we all buy already.

I need only look at NASCAR 30 years ago , and today to see how Corporate America has jumped upon NASCAR Bandwagon.

Think there are just as Many Pool Players in the U.S. as NASCAR Fans...
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Although pool may have a small dependable fan base, what would be in it for the sponsor really? Lets face it, pool is too nickel and dime. Don't even try to compare it to this.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2005-05-26-nascar-cover_x.htm
It does have it's place though but never any kind of major sport, most of us are happy if the town we live in even has a pool room and enough people interested to keep the place open. Pool doesn't even enjoy financial support from within it's own ranks.

Why isn't there a room owners association putting on tournaments? They actually are the ones, who even though small, who as a whole make the most money in the industry, just do the math. If they had an organization with each room owner contributing a small amount as well as what revenue the tournaments could generate themselves, we would already be having million dollar tournaments, we wouldn't need someone like KT.

The money is already there and the room owners would be the ones who will most directly benefit. It would be in their best interest to support such an organization. The sport needs to grow from within not some outside get rich quick money scheme that will be here today and gone tomorrow. A "real" organization owned and operated by the industry itself for the long term growth and promotion of the sport.

Like I said, the money is actually already in the industry to be having million dollar tournaments if someone could just bring it together and harness it. Pool seems to have always been standing on the street looking for a hand out instead of pulling itself up by it's own boot straps.
 
JustPlay said:
IPT ! Ever hear or read of it?
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The IPT is not an organization, it is a business that has nothing to do with the industry as a whole of anything in the future beyond it's own short term self-serving plan. I heard an interesting thing over the weekend from a friend of Dino's who told me how he was bragging how much money he was making really raking it in. To paraphrase Mel Brooks, "It's good to be at the top of the pyramid".
 
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Heck Bruce, I will join if you let me take a ride on that girls bicycle you been touring around on.
Purd
Word has it, you look pretty hot on it!
 
Purdman said:
Heck Bruce, I will join if you let me take a ride on that girls bicycle you been touring around on.
Purd
Word has it, you look pretty hot on it!
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Come to AZ, and you can Mount the Girlie Bike..... :) It BEATS Walking ....:cool:
 
I don't think a new pool organization is necessary.

However I do think that TESTING of players as to the rules in existing leagues (BCA/APA, etc.) would be an excellent idea!

Also I think a teaching video explaining the rules should be produced and it should be required that new players watch the video. This would be great for things like double hits which could be explained and shown in slow motion.

So far as dress code, pool is played in many different parts of the country. People wear different clothes in New York, Houston, Hawaii, Alaska, etc. Different areas have different climates as well as "high class people", "low class people", or "no class people" (those I prefer to play with. The more spitting, gambling, and cussing, the better)!
 
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